Anna Waser was born in Zurich, Switzerland circa 1675, to Johann Rudolf Waser and Esther Muller. Her family was wealthy…
Some of the earliest rock art discovered in Australia, dated to thousands of years after the first humans’ landing about…
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Last week, we talked about the ancient art of Mesopotamia, but there is so much that we didn’t get to. …
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We’re going to share with you something a little different today, a history of abstract art dating back to the…
Two weeks ago, we shared some fun and little-known facts about famous artists and artworks. This week, we’re going to…
Welcome to the conclusion of our three-part “series” of blog posts about the history of art in Japan. If you…
Earlier this week, we started to take a look at the history of art in Japan. As promised, we’re going…